Try This Delicious Summer Soup Recipe!

Guests were tapping on the kitchen door last night asking for the recipe. So here it is... an easy breezy summer dish.

Strawberry Champagne Soup with Basil Goat Cheese Puree

(To serve 4)

Ingredients for Soup:
1 quart fresh strawberries
1 cup apple juice
1/2 cup champagne
1 small shallot, diced
Black pepper to taste

Method for Soup:
De-stem strawberries. Wipe with damp cloth. Cut in halves
Put in blender with other ingredients
Puree on high, 1-3 minutes
If you have many seeds, strain well.
Set aside, keeping chilled.

Ingredients for Puree:
1/2 cup fresh basil
1/4 cup of goat cheese (cut into small chunks)
Vegetable stock or water. Just enough to blend till smooth
Salt and pepper to taste

Method for Puree:
De-stem basil.
In boiling salted water, blanch basil for 30 seconds
Place basil in strainer. Drop in ice water to shock and stop cooking
Drain and put in bowl.
Add goat cheese, salt and pepper. Toss well.
Put all ingredients in blender. Puree until smooth. Add vegetable stock or water as needed for
desired consistency.

Plating:
Pour soup into chilled bowls. Drizzle with basil puree. Enjoy.